Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flau[n]ders: and other places adioynynge. Tra[n]slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge, by Iohan Bourchier knight lorde Berners: at the co[m]maundement of oure moost highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the. viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, [and] highe defender of the christen faythe. [et]c.

¶ Howe the french kynge caused the heedes to be stryken of / of the lorde Clysson / and dyuerse other lor∣des of Bretayne and of Nor¦mandy. Cap. lxxxxix. (Book 99)

THus this great assem∣bly brake vpp̄ / and the siege raysed at Uannes: the duke of Normandy went to Nan¦tes and had with hym y^e two cardynals. And the kyng of Englāde went to Hanybout to the countesse of Mountfort: ther was an ex∣chaunge made bytwene the baron of Stafford and the lorde Clysson. Whan the kyng had tary ed at Hanybout as long as it pleased him / than he left ther therle of Penbroke / sir Wyllyam of Caducall and other: and than̄e retourned into Englande aboute Christmas. And the duke of Normandy retourned into Fraunce and gaue leaue to euery man to depart / and anone after y^• lord Clysson was taken vpon suspecyous of tre¦ason and was putte into the chatelet of Parys / wherof many had great marueyle: lordes and knyghtes spake eche to other therof / and sayde what mater is y^t is layd agaynst the lorde Clys∣son / ther was none coude tell: but some ymagi∣ned that it was false enuy / bycause the kynge of England bare more fauour to delyuer hym 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ex¦chang rather than sir Henry of Leon who was styll in prison / bycause the kyng shewed hym y^• auantage his enemyes suspected in hym {per}auen ture that was nat true: vpon the which suspect he was be heeded at Paris without mercy or ex¦cuse / he was gretly be moned. Anone after ther were dyuers knyghtes were accused in sembla∣ble case: as the lorde of Maletrayt and his son / the lorde of Uangor / sir Thybault of Morilon and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne to the nō∣bre of .x. knyghtes and squyers / and they lost all their heedes at Parys. And anone after as it was sayd ther was put to dethe by famyne .iiii. knyghtes of Normandy / sir Wyllyam Baron / sir Henry of Maletrayt / y^e lorde of Rochtesson

and sir Rycharde of Persy / wherby after there fell moche trouble in Bretayne / and in Normā¦dy. The lorde of Clysson had a sonne called as his father was Olyuer he went to the countesse of Mountfort and to her sonne who was of his age: and also without father / for he dyed as ye haue hard before in y^e castell of Lour in Paris.